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This is a PDF of the 1977 festival programme for the 22nd edition of the festival. The slim 44-page card bound issue has an abstract design on its cover, designed by Harry Wallace. There is an acknowledgement to the artist Tadg Lehane for his work as…

This is a colour photograph of the Children’s Choir posing at the altar of St Francis's Church on Liberty Street in Cork. The girls, in matching red frocks accessorised with a white headband, line up with the boys, in their black trousers and white…

This is an undated black and white photo of the congregation at a film festival mass in St Francis Church, Cork. The pews are full and those without seats stand up against the church walls. We notice the Lord Mayor Seán O’Leary kneeling at the…

This is a black and white undated photo of Donal Lehane reading from the pulpit of St. Francis Church on Liberty Street in Cork. Flanked by priests Lehane is shown in profile looking out to an unseen congregation. The spacious interior and its city…

This is a black and white undated photo of the festival director Dermot Breen reading from the pulpit of St. Francis Church on Liberty Street in Cork. To his right a large group of young children listen attentively. All dressed similarly they might…

This is a black and white photo of the Lord Mayor of Cork Seán O'Leary at a dinner reception for the composer Bernard Geary and the tenor Kevin Owens. The Lord Mayor, wearing the chain of office, is standing at the round dinner table making a speech…

This is a black and white photo of the English film and television composer and conductor Philip Green. In this picture Green is conducting his composition St Patrick’s Mass, which was televised live from the Franciscan Church in Cork for the opening…

This is a black and white photo of the Cork composer Bernard Geary signing autographs for a crowd of excited children who surround him eagerly, hands outstretched. His head is lowered as he attends to the signing, his distinctive dark hair swept to…

This is a black and white photo of the Lord Mayor of Cork Seán O'Leary reading from the pulpit of St. Francis Church on Liberty Street in Cork. Seán O'Leary (1941-2006) was an Irish accountant, barrister, judge and Fine Gael politician who served as…

This is a black and white photo of Joseph Tomelty, the Irish character actor, novelist and playwright, reading from the pulpit of St. Francis' Church on Liberty Street in Cork. Joseph Tomelty (1911-1995) was a cultural tour de force from the North of…